Toy gun



Dec. 6, 1932,

c. J. MURDQCK TOY GUN Filed Nov. 2, 19:51

,/qllomey 15 be manufactured at low cost. A

30 bands mounted thereon.

l Patented Dec. 6,711,932 i' i UNITED STATI-:s

i d1s390,403

'roY euri` application Ymeri Nvember 2, 1931.* seriaiNq, 572,684.: l

This invention relates to toy guns of the type which projects rubber bands and more particularly to a device of 4this character embodyingmeans forfprojecting in rapidl suc- 5 cession a `plurality of rubberbands and has forits primaryobject to provide, in amanner as hereinafter set forth, a toy, gun embodying the novell construction, combination andV arrangement of parts for releasing the rubber l `10 bands.

Other objects of the invention are to provide a toy'gun of theaforementioned character which will be simple in construction,r

' strong,' durable, reliable in use and which may 1 VAll of the foregoing-and still further objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from a study of the following specification, taken in connection With the 2O accompanying drawingwherein like characters of reference designate corresponding yparts throughout the several g vievvsu andV n vportion ofthe Vgun* showing-the means for 3,5 retaining and releasing the rubber bands.

` Referring now to the'y drawing 'indetaiL Y it will be seen that the*tOyfguncOnStituting the present invention comprises a stoclrl with which the barrel 2 is formed integral. f The .4g gun is of any, suitable material,y preferably The rearportion'of thebarrel2 isprovided,l in its upper side; With a series vof notches 4 of 'appropriate shape Afor receiving and retaini5 ing'oi'ie end of' the rubber bands 5, thefotherA ends ofvvhich are yenga'gged over theffree endg` of the barrel y2.

' Forvvardly Ao'f-the"series offnotches L 'barrel 2 isfprovided lwith averticlaopening d 6 throughivhich `one end portion ofaflexible' strand 7 is inserted k'and knotted, las3a t f8,'tov anchor said one end of the iiexible'strandto 3 the gun. 'The other end portion lofthe ilex-n ibleV strand y7 passes Vlslidably through Ian in-,g clined opening 9'pro'vided-in-the gunre'ar- Wardly of the seri-es of notches 4 and has se't cured thereto a ring 1Q constitutingmeans for i* i' pulling the flexible strand in a manner to rei move the slack therefrom. ,i

In' use, the rubber bands are engaged over" erator then grasps the'ring lO and. pulls the flexible strand throughthe opening 9V in a mann-er to'successively.discngagethe rubber bands from thenotches 4f, from the r'earmost'to the forwardinost of said rubber bands, in the manner indicated in broken lines in Figure 3 of the drawing. 1

It is believed that the advantages'of a toy constructed in accordance with the pres-F` ent invention Will beyreadily understood, and 3 although the preferredcembodiment ofthe inventionis as illustrated 'and-described, it is. to be Vunderstood that changes in thedetails 75l` 1 arrangement of parts `maybe resorted tof' which will fall Within the scope of the invenv f f *f f of construction and in the combination'and tion as claimed. What-is claimed is i comprising a barrel havinglongitudinally spaced openings therein'fextendingbetween l its upper and lower sides and further having a series of notches in itsiipper side between. the openings, a flexible strand having one end cLIFFoRD J. MURDocx, vor*l MAYEQARIZONA .ed a flexible strand 7 inthe notches 4.* The op- A toy gun for projecting'irubber bands 05.- V Y i' l 85' portion inserted thro-ugh' the forward open-5*; Y ing and Vknotted fo-r anchoring said one end to` i Y the barrel, the other end lportion of thestr'and ff extending slidably throughthe rear opening;

saidjrear` opening being inclined Arearvvardlyjggzv. i

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"and downwardly, anring connected to said other vend ofthe strand, said ring providing Y means for manually drawing said strand in one direction through the rear opening, andV Y f3.' intermediatep'ortions of the strand being insertabl'e;` in the notches',y said. notches being Y adapted to reoeive oneend'ofthe rubber bands in a manner to releasably retain said rubber bands under tension on the barrel', the strand 10 constituting means for disengaging the rub- Y, berbands from the notches when, drawn in r v said one direction-throughthe rearopeningin A amanner-Jto' withdraw said.intermediatepor-V Vtions ofthe strand from the notches. Y 15 In Jfestimom7 whereof I aiix my signature. y

CLIFFORD' MURDQCK-i 

